The Denver-based Business Enterprise Institute (BEI), which specializes in Exit Planning industry research and education, conducts a major survey of business owners every few years. The purpose of the survey is to examine owners’ beliefs, ideas, and actions as they relate to how they intend to plan for the future of their ownership, what steps …
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Maximizing the value of your business is the focus of a good exit strategy. It logically follows that a focus on value optimization should be built into your overall business strategy and how you run your business. Leading management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, has developed a model for a comprehensive approach to value-based management (VBM). They assert …
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The members of our Exit Planning Peer Advisory Board (PAB) spent a significant amount of time last year learning about, evaluating, and implementing Ownership Thinking into their own businesses – and discussing their challenges, solutions, and progress at our meetings. Each business owner had a different approach to introducing the concept to their employees and …
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A business is typically considered family-owned when two or more family members are involved in its operation and the majority of ownership or control is held within the family. At the other end of the spectrum are Fortune 500 companies that are family-owned and have thousands of employees. The success of family-owned businesses and their …
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The Exit Planning Peer Advisory Board (PAB) provides a safe place for business owners to discuss their challenges and offer support and insights to their fellow members, not only as they relate to exit planning but to their businesses today. A look back at the past year brings to light three significant areas in which …
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The Exit Planning Peer Advisory Board (PAB) provides a safe place for business owners to discuss their challenges and offer support and insights to their fellow members. A look back at the last few meetings reveals another layer of the group’s value. The events of this year have put businesses and their leaders to the …
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“Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.” – Zig Ziglar At our July Peer Advisory Board (PAB) meeting on Exit Planning, the discussion was around what business looks like as we re-emerge and get back to business in this phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. We focused on addressing what responsibilities business …
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As a successful business owner, you’ve likely considered the day you’ll exit your company and what the next chapter of your life will look like. Although many business owners consider it, far too few start planning with enough lead time to exit on their terms. Exit planning is a complex process that truly can never …
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As a successful business owner, it may have crossed your mind that one day you may want to retire, sell the company or transition the business to a trusted insider. Doing this successfully, and on your terms, takes planning. When navigating the complex process of exit planning, there is success in numbers! Consider joining our …
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Traditionally a “Board” has existed to direct, govern, guide or steer an organization, whether nonprofit or business. But in recent years the term has evolved to include Peer Advisory Boards (PABs) which exist for the purpose of helping CEOs and owners of companies direct their own business. It’s unlike a traditional board in that participants …
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